Qingye told Su Wanti that Huan'er had a younger brother who was lost while fleeing.

After the family settled down in the capital, Huan'er's parents sent their two sons to be apprentices and their two daughters to be maids in wealthy families.

My parents went to work in a dyeing workshop.

After the family had saved some money, the father went to look for his lost youngest son. After searching for several years without success, he gave up.

Although they no longer look for him, the family still can't let go of their lost little son.

Huan'er enjoyed the imperial concubine's trust. She once asked the imperial concubine for help, asking her to ask the master and the mistress to help her find her brother.

The imperial concubine also told her parents about this matter, but unfortunately her parents did not care about the family affairs of a little maid at all, and they did not send anyone to look for her.

If Su Wanti can find Huan'er's brother, Huan'er's family will definitely regard Su Wanti as a benefactor.

Huan'er will definitely repay the favor.

By then, Qingye can try to persuade them a little more, and Su Wanti can give her family some benefits, and it will be just around the corner to win Huan'er over.

Su Wanti thought about it and felt that Qingye’s suggestion was feasible.

She asked Qingye to ask Huan'er about her brother's characteristics, the time and place of his disappearance, and other details.

Then he asked Ye Zi and Yuzhu to send messages to the outside separately, asking Ye Zi's cousin and Madam Su to send people to look for Huan'er's brother.

Hard work pays off.

Two months later, they finally found Huan'er's younger brother.

It turned out that Huan'er's younger brother was picked up by the steward of the local county magistrate.

A few months later, the county magistrate was promoted to another province, and Huan'er's younger brother followed their family to the other place.

How could Huan'er's father find her if he went back to the place where she came from?

Now, Huan'er's younger brother has grown up and is working for the county magistrate's family. He manages the shop for the county magistrate's wife. He has gained the trust of the county magistrate's family and has married the housekeeper's daughter. He lives a good life.

Su Wanti found Huan'er's younger brother and reunited the family. Huan'er was naturally very grateful and regarded Su Wanti as her benefactor.

She agreed to work for Su Wanti, but at the same time she put forward a condition: not to murder the imperial concubine or to harm the imperial concubine.

She entered the palace at the age of eight and grew up with the imperial concubine, who treated her well.

She also knew that the imperial concubine was arrogant and jealous, but she was not malicious. She just wanted to win the emperor's favor.

Su Wanti only wanted to consolidate her position and expand her power. She didn't want to get rid of concubines one after another.

Unless that person wants to kill her or her child.

If the imperial concubine no longer targeted her and had no intention of murdering her, she would not attack her.

Su Wanti agreed to Huan'er's conditions.

From then on, Huan'er began to work for Su Wanti, helping Su Wanti to keep an eye on the situation of the imperial concubine and her mother's family.

Qingye relayed Huan'er's words to Su Wanti.

After listening to this, Su Wanti chuckled and said, "Your Highness is still afraid? That's good."

"The Emperor has only a dozen or so concubines. We should all get along well and keep each other company. I don't want to treat them like enemies every day. It would make everyone unhappy."

Qingye continued, "The other concubines are fine, and the imperial concubine is also safe, but the Empress's expression seems to be a little off from my perspective today."

Su Wanti's eyes darkened, and she said, "She is the queen, and has a deep friendship with the emperor. She has been operating in the palace for several years and has deep roots."

"The Queen's father is one of the Three Dukes, and his family is prominent, with many students and followers. If she intends to harm me, I will be powerless to resist."

"Wait a little longer and see what she does."

"I think the Queen is virtuous and generous. I want to get along well with her. I have never thought about the position of Queen. I hope she will not let me down."

After Su Wanti finished speaking, she picked up the little prince. What she feared most was that the queen would take the little prince away to raise him.

As long as the queen doesn't have any ideas about the little prince, she won't attack the queen.

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After Su Wanti gave birth to the child, her vigilance increased several times. She was always worried about the child's safety, afraid that the wet nurse would choke the child while feeding, and afraid that the child would be suffocated by the small quilt when falling asleep.

It was early spring, and the weather was still chilly. She was afraid that the little prince would be frozen, and she was also afraid that the doors and windows would be closed, and the candlelight in the room would suffocate the little prince.

She didn't expect that after becoming a mother, her long-frozen heart would become soft and fragile.

Now, she couldn't bear to see the little prince suffer, nor could she bear to see other children suffer.

So when the little prince was a hundred days old, Rong Zhou asked her what reward she wanted. She suggested building more charity halls to adopt orphans without parents, provide them with food, teach them some skills, and let them be able to support themselves when they grow up.

Rong Zhou's eyes lit up slightly, revealing approval, "Your Highness cares deeply about the world, and is truly a virtuous concubine."

Su Wanti smiled and said, "It's strange to say, before the royal child was born, I didn't have any feelings towards children. I can't say I like them, but I can't say I hate them either. If I put a baby and a kitten together, I might pick up the kitten and ignore the baby."

"After giving birth to the prince, I spent every day with him, watching him grow from a tiny, unconscious infant into a babbling, laughing and crying baby. My love for him grew day by day, and I suddenly felt a pity for the other babies as well."

"A few days ago, Qingye said that when she was young, on her way to the capital, she saw countless children abandoned by their parents. She always clung tightly to her mother's clothes, fearing her parents would think she was a burden and abandon her."

"After hearing her story, I felt so sad. I kept thinking that those children were just like our prince. They cried when they were hungry and laughed when they were happy. They didn't understand anything and had no ability to do anything."

"They rely on their parents for food, clothing, shelter and transportation. If their parents don't protect them and don't want them anymore, their fate will be pitiful, even more pitiful than that of kittens and puppies."

"So, I thought about whether I could build more charity houses so that orphans without parents could have a place to stay and survive."

Hearing this, Rong Zhou was moved. "Take care of your own children, and take care of other people's children as well. My beloved concubine's motherly love benefits the whole world. Having my beloved concubine is my great fortune, and it is also the fortune of all the people."

Su Wanti felt embarrassed by his praise, "Your Majesty, thank you for the compliment."

"I just became a mother myself, and after hearing about Qingye's childhood, I was moved and wanted to do something for the orphans in the world. Your Majesty, please don't blame me for being willful."

"If we talk about a loving mother, it has to be the Queen Mother."

"These days, the Empress has been visiting the little prince frequently, playing with him, and giving him countless clothes and toys."

"I thought, since the Queen loves other people's children so much, if she had her own child, I wonder how much more she would cherish it!"

Rong Zhou sighed, "The Queen is only one year younger than me. I'm afraid that now that she's past childbearing age, she'll often feel regretful."

Su Wanti smiled and said, "I heard that there was a queen in the previous dynasty whose mother was over forty years old when she gave birth to her. The queen is only about thirty years old, and she is in good health and takes good care of herself. How can you say she can't have children?"